Undocumented immigrants often don’t report crimes perpetrated against them to the police, fearing that they may be detained for living illegally in South Africa.
suggests that the number could be significant. Drawing on research from the past decade, it suggests under-reporting of both crime and police misconduct by foreign nationals, driven in part by concerns about both the capacity and willingness of SAPS to address their safety and security needs.
Addressing systemic issues in policing and policing culture in South Africa is not a quick or easy fix. While there is ongoing work to improve policing responses and service delivery to non-nationals, experiences from elsewhere also provide insight into other measures that could be taken to improve justice outcomes for foreign nationals and their families.
Since the introduction of the U visa in 2000, it has been instrumental in helping undocumented migrants engage the criminal justice system. Thethat from 2009 to 2018, there were 170,478 U visa petitions approved, of which 96,314 were victims and 74,164 were victims’ family members. This means at least 96,000 undocumented migrants were able to report crime and aid the police in investigation.
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